Saw (constellation)

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S29 Aa18 N29 I5 N14

Saw
S3ḥ
Orion Star Map.png
Orion constellation

Sah was the ancient Egyptian name of a constellation that consisted of parts of the astronomical constellations Orion and Taurus . It symbolized the deities Osiris and Sah , the husband of the Sopdet and father of Sopdu .

Associated stars

Based on new findings, it is unlikely that the constellation Sah is the sole equivalent of the modern constellation Orion. Rather, it is more likely that the associated stars represented "ox skin peeled off to dry". The importance of the determinative "sesch" , which was documented in the earliest times
G48
probably refers to "spread out, to be spread out" and later became the head emblem for the main star Seba-en-Sah ( Rigel , β Orionis) from the constellation Sah.

background

The Sah constellation comprised at least four deans . From the heliacal rise data, compared to the constellation Orion, there is a larger constellation in terms of area, which is why parts of the constellation Taurus must also be included.

Dean no. Hieroglyphics Egyptian name translation Gods / heavenly bodies
30th
D36
D21
X1
N33
N14 N33
N33
Aret
ˁr.t
??? Osiris / Sah (constellation Taurus)
31
D36
Z1
D2
D21
N14 N33
Remen heri
rmn ḫr.j
Upper arm of the saw Osiris / Sah (Orion constellation)
32
D18
D36
W12
D21
N14 N33 N33
N33
Mesdscher Sah
msḏr rmn ḫr.j
lies: msḏr s3ḫ
Ear of the saw Osiris / Sah (Orion constellation)
33
W12 D21
X1
D56 D21
X1
N14
Cheret-waret
ẖr.t wˁrt
The one below the thigh Osiris / Sah (Orion constellation)

See also

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Christian Leitz: Ancient Egyptian star clocks . P. 60.
  2. Christian Leitz: Ancient Egyptian star clocks . P. 64.
  3. Alexandra von Lieven: Floor plan of the course of the stars - The so-called groove book. Copenhagen 2007.